We do a lot of research as we refine our adaptive learning engine. Our most recent research concerned how two fancy-sounding educational concepts — content scaffolding and metacognitive scaffolding — can be used to help improve learning and increase engagement among students. Here’s what these two types of scaffolding are all about: Content scaffolding consists of reminding students of critical concepts, presenting a multi-step problem as a series of smaller problems, and otherwise breaking down… Read more

Obviously, no one wants to get a low GMAT score. But at the same time, doing poorly on the test isn’t the end of the world, and beating yourself up over your score isn’t healthy, or productive. Instead, try to deal with your disappointment in a way that will help you prepare for the GMAT, round two – if and when you feel up to it. Here’s how to bounce back if you get a… Read more

We recently sat down with David Liu, Knewton’s Chief Operating Officer and a graduate of Columbia Business School, to talk to him about his MBA experience. Why did you choose Columbia Business School? What makes it different from other business schools? I wanted to have a business education in the business capital of the world. Being in NYC was a big factor in my choice of b-schools. Columbia also had a very good percentage of… Read more

Good managers do more than just dole out assignments; those working under them appreciate seeing their boss from time to time tackling some of the same kinds of projects that they work on themselves. It shows that the boss doesn’t give assignments she wouldn’t be willing to do herself, and it shows she is competent, able to do the assignments she asks others to do. Still, a lot of the time, a manager’s job is… Read more

We all know not to divide by zero. It is a rule from middle school—if not earlier—and the reasons for it are pretty straightforward. If you look at the graph of y = 1/x, the y value approaches +âˆž as x approaches zero from the right, and the y value approaches —âˆž as x approaches zero from the left. But the graph never reaches x = 0, because you cannot divide by zero. Dividing 1… Read more

Kyle Hausmann is a Content Developer at Knewton, where he helps students with their GMAT prep. GMAT success depends not only on getting the right answer–but on getting it fast. Time management is key to conquering the GMAT: After all, test-takers only have an average of two minutes to spend on each question. Saving time isn’t just about answering the hard questions in less time–it’s also about answering easier questions faster. Every second you save… Read more